Door-retainer.



A. GRAVEL.

DOOR nsmm.

APPHCATION FILED JULY 27. IQII.

Patented Jan. 21,1919.

ALB'UNDIUS GRAVE-L, OF TOLEDO, OHIO.

DOOR RETAINEB.

Specification of Letters latent.

Patented Jan. 21,1919.

Application flled July 27, 1917. Serial No. 183,186.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, ABUNDIUS GRAVEL, acitizen of the United States, anda resident of Toledo, Lucas county, State of Ohio, have inventedDoor-Retainers, of which the following. is a specification.

One object of this invention is to provide a form of frictional retainerfor holding a door or similar structure in any desired, usually a closedposition ;-the arrangement and construction of parts being such that thedevice is relatively simple in form, is inexpensive to make, and of suchdesign that it acts with certainty to prevent rattling or other relativemovement between the door and its frame or jamb.

It is further desired to provide a retainer of the character describedwith novel means for yieldingly supporting or holding the frictionalengaging elements of one of its two members, together with a novel formand mounting for the resilient means for acting on said elements.

These objects and other advantageous ends I secure as hereinafter setforth, referencebeliln had-t0 the accompanying drawings, in W 1CFigilres 1 and 2 are perspective views of the 006 crating parts of adoor and the frame t ereof, illustrating the parts of my invention intheir operating positions;

Figs. 3 and 4 are respectively an end and a side elevation of one of theelements of my retainer;

'Figs. 5 and a side elevation of the retainer;

Fig. 7 IS an elevation of the rear or inner side of the second member ofthe retainer; and

Fig. 8 is a vertical section on the line 8-8, Fig. 7.

In the above drawings, 1 represents a portion of a door frame or jambwhich is recessed to receive the part referred to as the second memberof my door retainer. Said 6 are respectively an end and the secondmember of member consists of a casting or preferably a 7 body of 'ressedup sheet metal which may be descri ed as consisting of a centraltapering channel or portion 2 of U-shaped section having two laterallyprojecting flanges 3 extending in the same plane from its top edges.

As shown, the general form of said channel portion is tapering orwedge-shaped and opposite portions 4 of its sides are pressed outwardlyto form tongues lying parallel with the main portions of the sides inpositions to form a pair of opposite pockets in which are mounted blocks5 of rubber or other resilient material, constituting springs. Theadjacent faces-of these blocks are preferably convex in form and areheld in their pockets by relatively thin metallic strips 6, fastened attheir ends by rivets or other suitable means 7 to the inner sidewalls ofthe channel part 2 adjacent one end thereof.

Said strips extend through said channel to the opposite end thereof,being curved toward each other over the convex surface of the two springblocks 5 so that while they free to yield to a limited extent whenforced apart and at such times press toward each other with a forcedependent on the .resil iency of the mass of the blocks or other springsupporting means provided by the pieces 5 These latter are usuallyretained in place not only by the pressed out portions 1 of the sides ofthe channel shaped body 2 of this member of the retainer and by saidstrips 6, but are also retained in position by reason of the fact thatthey extend under the adjacent edges of the flanges or later-- allyprojecting portions 3 of said member.

The other member of the retainer consists of a fiat plate 8 having onone of its faces a tapering or wedge-shaped projection 9 whose narrowend is preferably beveled off or cut away incurved form as indicated at10. This plate is set flush with the outer edge of the door 11 and whenthe latter is moved to its closed position, the smaller end of saidwedge-shaped projectlon enters between the define a tapering passage,they are hearing or friction plates 6 at the wider end of the channelshaped body, finally having its sides engaged and frictionally grippedby both of said plates as it moves into engagement with those portionsthereof which are directly acted on by the rubber blocks 5.

When finally the door 11 and jamb 1 are in the same plane or when thedoor has been fully closed, said rubber blocks cause the friction orbearing plates 6 to grip the sides of the projection 9 so that said dooris held immovably in position and is obviously prevented from rattlingor other relative movement.

While any suitable means may be employed for holding the members -of theretures, I preferabl provide them with holes 12' and 13 for t ereception of screws as shown in Figs. 1 and 2. I

With the above described construction not only is the door firmly heldby the frictional action of the plates 6 upon the sides of theprojection 9 but the latter when desired may e conveniently disengagedby exerting an outward pressure upon the door in such a direction as towithdraw said projection from between said strips. The whole structureis relatively inexpensive to make and of such a nature as to not beliable to get out of order or require attention.

I claim.

1. The combination in a door retainer of a body of pressed sheet metalof channelshaped form, having outwardly extending flanges projectingfrom its opposite edges and provided with integral portions of its sidewalls pressed out to form pockets extendin respectively under theflanges; resilientlocks mounted in said pockets so as to be held frommovement in one direction by the flanges and projecting into the channelof said member; flexible strips fastened to the side Walls of saidmember and extending over the adjacent faces of the resilient blocks;and a second member having a portion formed to fit between and befrictionally engaged by said strips.

2. The combination in a door retainer of a member having a taperingchannel and laterally extending integral flanges, the side walls of thechannel having parts substantially parallel with the main ortionsthereof-but extending under the flanges to form pocketsresilient blocksrespectively mounted in the recesses of said side walls and retainedtherein by portions of the flanges; independent spring metal stripsextending along the side Walls of the channel and. each fastened theretoadjacent one end while being free at the -other end, said strips havingportions projecting toward each other and fitting correspondingly formedparts of the resilient blocks; with a second member provided witharmlongated tapering portion formed to fit between and be frictionallyheld by said strips.

In witness whereof I afiix my signature. ABUNDIUS GRAVEL.

